books.google.com - From the celebrated author ofThe ChosenandMy Name is Asher Levcomes an outstanding work of fiction for young adults. Zebra and Other Storiescharts moments of grief, crisis, or change for its teenage protagonists: an injury; the loss of a parent; one family's remembered grief, another's thinly buried...https://books.google.com/books/about/Zebra_and_other_stories.html?id=gVrhAAAAMAAJ&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareZebra and other stories

Zebra and other stories

From the celebrated author ofThe ChosenandMy Name is Asher Levcomes an outstanding work of fiction for young adults. Zebra and Other Storiescharts moments of grief, crisis, or change for its teenage protagonists: an injury; the loss of a parent; one family's remembered grief, another's thinly buried secrets; the complex hopes that accompany a birth and the shattering impact of death. Containing six stories that are rich in drama and sharp in understanding, this is a memorable collection from a master storyteller that speaks clearly to young adults.

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ZEBRA: and Other Stories

User Review - Jane Doe - Kirkus

In six quietly powerful stories, Potok (The Sky of Now, 1995; for adults, The Gates of November, 1996; etc.) explores varieties of inner and outer healing, both in individuals and in families: "Zebra ...Read full review

LibraryThing Review

User Review - joririchardson - LibraryThing

This is a collection of six short stories by Chaim Potok (author of "The Chosen") that all focus on death or loss, with children as the main characters. I thought that the opening story, "Zebra," was the best. Powerful writing by a brilliant author.Read full review

About the author (1998)

Chaim Potok was born and raised in New York City. He began to write fiction at the age of 16, graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. in English literature from Yeshiva University, and earned a Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Pennsylvania. An ordained rabbi, he served as an army chaplain in Korea for sixteen months with, successively, a front-line medical battalion and an engineer combat battalion. His first novel, The Chosen, was nominated for a National Book Award and received the prestigious Edward Lewis Wallant Award. His other novels include My Name is Asher Lev, The Gift of Asher Lev (winner of the National Jewish Book Award), and I Am the Clay.